September update
2024/25 Professional Development opportunities for teachers
Join us for engaging sessions to update content knowledge and network with other teachers during the next academic year:
8 November A Level/GCSE Government & Politics
17 January Learning for Life & Work
4 April Key Stage 2 (WAU, School & Eco Councils)
6 June Special Education Needs
Look out for more detailed information closer to the date.
Art competition for Primary Schools
Get your P4 - P7 pupils to design a new eco - bag for the Northern Ireland Assembly. The 2024 theme is ‘The Future is Green’.
The winning picture will be printed on a cloth bag, which will be sold in the gift shop in Parliament Buildings, Stormont. The winner’s class will be invited to take part in a special visit to Parliament Buildings.
We are now inviting P4 to P7 pupils to create a new design. Pupils could think about …
- My vision of a green future for Northern Ireland
- My favourite outdoor space – eg, a garden, park, forest, the countryside
- Northern Ireland wildlife – trees, plants and animals – ‘biodiversity’
- The beautiful scenery of Northern Ireland
- Things we can do to help the environment
Success Criteria: Pupils to -
1. Create an original picture around the theme – Northern Ireland and a Greener Future
2. Use a blank A4 sheet of paper
At the bottom of the sheet
- Briefly explain your design – What is it? Where is it? What is your message about the environment?
- write your name, class and school
3. Ask the teacher to email a copy of the design to sustainabledevelopment@niassembly.gov.uk
Closing date for entries: Friday 25 October 2024 (5pm)
Taking your students to Parliament Buildings during the next academic year?
We have a few sessions still available before Christmas. We recommend groups visit on set days in order to ensure that your students get the most suitable education programme.
Monday and Tuesday A Level/GCSE Government and Politics
Wed, Thursday and Friday Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3&4